University of Southampton

Academic strengths & graduate outcomes

Across 354 courses, University of Southampton's largest teaching areas are engineering and technology (66 courses), business and management (45 courses) and computer science (33 courses), with further provision in history and philosophy, architecture and planning and physical sciences. In the latest national data it records 83.7% average course satisfaction (NSS), 92.9% first-year continuation, 88.8% of graduates in work or further study and 86% in professional or managerial roles. Median graduate pay rises from about £31,188 fifteen months after graduating to £41,080 after five years, peaking at £63,500 for Computer Science.